“Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional.”

About John Marshall

Jurist • American

John Marshall was an American politician and jurist who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. His influential tenure shaped American constitutional law and...